initiative
/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
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Description
initiative
start of any activity by human decision making
initiative
determiner of who goes first in an RPG
initiative
in chess, the ability to make threats that cannot be ignored, thus putting the opponent in the position of having to spend turns responding to threats rather than creating new threats
Initiative
global media planning and buying agency
Initiative
fictional secret government organization in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
initiative
plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem
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